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PREFACE. 


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This  b®ok  ia  intended' as  the  Iirst  in  the  remodeled  series 
of  McGuirej'A' Eclectic  Rcrtde;*si 

The  Rfc'AhwJo'.'LKS.ioNH'ur(J  oX  tho;  most  simple  character, 
commencing  with  ea«y  and  famiriar  wonla  of  two  letters,  and 
gra<liially  advancing,  step  by  btep,  to  those  of  three,  four,  and 
five  letters,  including  simple  words  of  two  syllables. 

The  Spelling  Lessons  are  carefully  graduated  in  the  same 
manner,  and  are  so  connected  with  the  reading  matter,  as 
materially  to  aid  the  little  learner  in  reading,  as  well  as 
afford  valuable  practice  in  spelling. 

The  Engravings  in  the  present  revised  and  enlarged  edition 
of  McGiTFEv's  New  First  Eclectic  Reader,  are  all  new;  and 
have  been  desij^neii  and  executed  bv  one  of  the  first  artists  in 
the  country,  expressly  for  this  scries. 

These  engravings  are  highly  attractive,  and,  in  their  char- 
acter  and  arrangement,  are  calculated  to  aid  the  learner  in 
understuuding  the  lessons  which  they  illustrate. 


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Dustnct  of  Ohio. 


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FARfiENT.  WILSON  4  HINKLE, 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  Di-^trict  Conrt  of  the  Uuited  ^tntes,  for  the 
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THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


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LARKjQ 
lark  Iq 


MANlR 


manir 


^^  NUT 
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OX 


ox   t 


QUAIL 
quail 


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sun 

TUB 

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URNiX 

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urn  ix 


VINEY 


Vine 


WRENlZ 


wren  z 


ZEBRA 

zebra 


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MODEL  PRONOUNCING  EXERCISi; 

Embracing  all  the  words  found  in   Lesson  I,  on  the  foIIoW' 
Ing  page. 


I 

in 

do 

we 

he 

it 

on 

go 

am 

my 

is 

an 

no 

ox 

up 

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THUi    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


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LESSON   I. 

Let  the  child  spell  each  word  in  the  line,  then  read  the  line. 


SPELL. 

is  it  an  ox 
it  is  an  ox 
it    is    my  ox 

do  wo  go 
do  wc  go  up 
we  do  go  up 

am  I    in 
am  I     in    it 
I    am   in    it 


READ. 

Is  it  an  ox? 
It  is  an  ox. 
It  is  my  ox. 

Do  wc  go? 
Do  wc  go  up? 
We  do  go  up. 

Am  I  in? 
Am  I  in  it? 
I  am   in  it. 


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MMH 


MM 


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NEW    FIRST    READB& 


LESSON   II.» 


Is  it  an   ax? 

It  is  an   ax. 

It  is  my   ax. 

Is  it  by  me? 

My  ax   is   by  me.  So  it  is. 


4«< 


Is    he  in?  It  is  I. 

He  is  in.  1  It  is  he. 

Is   he   by   me?  ;  We   do  it. 
Do   we   go  in?  I  Do   as  we  do. 


*  Spell  each  word  in  the  line;  then  read  the  line,  as  in  Lesson  L 


THK    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


18 


LEssonr  III.* 


A  sly  hen. 
'^     Can   she   fly? 


A  bad  dog. 
It  bit  a  man- 

A  big  ox. 
Let  him  go. 

A  fat  pig. 
Can   it   run? 

A   red   cow. 
Has   she  hay? 


*  Spell  each  word  in  the  line;  then  read,  as  in  Lesson  L 


14 


NEW   FIRST   BEADEB. 


LESSON  IV.* 


Can  the   cat 
get  the  rat? 

See   the   rat. 
A7as  it  hid? 

See  the   kid. 
Can  it  run? 


A  sly  fox. 
>    lie  had  a  hen. 


An  old  ape. 
Can  he   hop? 


*  Spell  each  word  in  the  line;  then  read,  as  in  Lessou  I. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 
LESSON    V. 


15 


Is  it  a  bed? 

It  is  a  bed. 

Is  it  for  mc? 

It  is  for   inc. 


A   fan   for   Ann. 
Can  you  fan  me? 
I  can  fan  you. 
You  can  fan  me. 


Kit  is  on  my  bed.  |  You  do  fan  me. 


3>OiO*>- 


LESSON    VL 


I  see  a  nag. 
Do  you  see  it? 
Yes,  yes,  I  do. 
The  nag  can  run. 
See  it,  0  see  it  run! 


I  see  a  pig. 
How  fat  it  is  I 
Can  the  pig  run? 
It  can  not  run. 
It  is  too  fat  to  ran, 


16 


NEW   FIRST   KEAAEB. 
LESSON    VII 

An  old  log  hut* 
A  new  log  hut. 
Is  it  for  me? 
Is  it  for  you? 
It  is  for  us. 


See  my  fat  ox. 
Is  it* an  old  ox? 
It  is  an  old  ox. 
It  is  not  a  red  ox. 
It  Is  a  dun  ox. 


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-oo»;< 


A  sly  old  ape. 
It  has  a  nut. 
Get  it  for  me. 
May  I  get  it? 
Yes,  if  you  can. 


0,  sec  the  fly! 
How  it  can  fly! 
It  bit  an  old   ox. 
Ca'n  the  fly  run? 
Yes!  run,  fly,  run. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 
LESSON   VIII. 

Is  it  a  cow? 
It  is  a  cow. 
It  is  my  cow. 
She  has  no  hay. 
Let  her  be  fed. 


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0,  see  my  cat! 
He  is  on  a  mat. 
He  saw  a  lat. 
The  rat  saw  him. 
The  rat  ran  off. 


I  see  a  tub. 
The  tub  is  big. 
Can  you  use  it? 

0  yes,  I  can. 

1  can  use  it.  • 


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See  my  new  top. 
How  it  can  hum. 
You  may  get  one. 
Do  not  beg  one. 
I  do  not  beg. 


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NEW   FIRST   READER. 


LESSOW   IX. 

Seel  a  new  cap. 
A  cap  for  you. 
I  had  a  cap. 
It  was  new. 
Now  it  is  old. 


See  the  big  kid. 
It  is  my  pet  kid. 
Is  it  not  shy? 
My  kid  is  shy. 
Let  us  go  out. 


It  is  an  elk. 
The  elk  is  sly. 
The  dog  saw  him. 
He  saw  the  dog. 
The  elk  ran  off. 


See  the  dog  run. 
It  saw  a  man. 
The  man  did  say, 
pup,  pup,  pup. 
The  dog  rflb  off. 


See  the  old  hen. 
Is  she  not  fat? 
Can  the  hen  fly? 
Can  she  fly  far? 
.  The  hen  can  fly. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 
LESSON   X. 

can  see  you,  cat. 
[Do  you  see  me? 
[The  cat  is  on  luy 

new  fur  cap. 
Get  ofl*,  old  cat. 


I  see  a  dog. 
I  can  see  a  pup. 
Do  you  see  me? 
The  dog  and  pup 
may  run  all  day. 

ifed  and  his  nag. 
Can  the  nag  run? 
Can  it  run  fai^ 
0  yes,  the  nag  can 
run;  8o  can 


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20 


NEW   FIRST   RKADER. 
LESSON    XI. 


^^^mmrnrnm^ 


I  see  an  old  eat.   |  A  sly  old  fox,  and 
The  old  cat  is  by  I    a  fat  old  hen. 

her  pet  kit. 
The  cat  and  kit 


are  on  a  rug. 


The  fox  did  try  to 

get  the  hen. 
Did  the  hen  fly? 


A^^ 


dog 

boy 

get 

log 

M 

let 

hog 

tov 

set 

fog 

coy 

bet 

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Do  you   see   the  boy   and   his   dog? 
Is  it  a  dog,   or  is   it   a  fox? 
Is   it   a   fox?     0   no,    it   is   a  dog. 
The   dog  can   run;    so   can   tlie   boy. 
Now,   Tom,   let  us   see  you  run. 


THE     ECLECTIC     SERIES. 
LESSON   XII. 

bee  the  do 

sec  can  liiiii 

lium  fly  lK)y 

bud  you  joy 


21 


V  '.  * 


Do  you  SCO  the  bee?     Is  it  on  the  bud? 
0  yes!    I  sec  the  bee.     It  is  on  the  bud. 
Can  the  l)ee  flv?     Can  it  hum  too? 
The  bcH3  can  fly  and  hum.    Ah!  so  it  caa 


me 

can 

sec 

so 

hop 

yes 

ah 

Ned 

far 

oh 

Tom 

you 

oo^*^'> 


Ned,  can  you  hop?     Can  you  hop  far? 
Yes,  I  can  hop.     I  can  hop  so  far. 
Can  you  hoj),  Tom  ?     Can  you  hop  to  me  r 
Yes ;  sec  me.     I  can  hop  to  you,  Ned. 
1  can  hop  as  far  as  you  can. 
Ah!  so  you  can.     Now  let  us  hop. 

Itit  lid.  Z 


22 


I , 


NEW     FIRST    READER. 

-■•-r  »^^>«r^.« — 

LESSON   XIII. 

fe^-           ^"'' 

ten 

old 

^^Sfl       arc 

six 

you 

.  ^^^Ki  1'  Aw>^Ib  l>\  ' 

big 

how 

Si^w^        as 

but 

whv 

Ann,  how  okl  arc  you?     I  am  six. 
Are  vou  but  six?     Why,   I  am  ten. 
But  you  arc  not  as  bin;  as  I  am. 


-ooVOtJoo- 


Ned 

too 

but 

llnl 

was 

bad 

pet 

box 

odd 

pig 

boy 

who 

Do 

vou  see 

it? 

Ked  has  a  i)et  pig. 
Is  it  not  an  odd  pet?     Can  it  run? 
Hal  lias  a  pet  lien.     His  hen  can  run. 
Can  she  fly?     Can  she  11  v  or  run  far? 
Ned,  who  has  the  i)ig,  is  a  bad  boy. 
Ilal  is  a  big  boy,  but  not  a  bad  bov. 


Simple  and  familiar  words,  not  found  in  the  reading  lesson, 
are  occasionally  introduced  into  the  spelling  list 


THE     ECLECTIC     SERIES. 


23 


LESSON   XIV. 

lap 

its 

SIS           A 1  „  ^ 

I  f  v%  Hi 

red 

Ihc 

one        ''tHHs 

.^■nfvlB 

did 

])Ut 

was       tIr^vJ^ 

tfji^^^H 

I)id 

and 

Ann         ^n«SUS 

^^x 


Ann  bid  licr  dog  pnt  up  its  red  paw. 
The  dog  did  as  it  Avas  bid.     It  juit  its 
paw  in  lier  lap.     Did  you  not  see  it? 
It  put  up  no  paw  but  the  red  one. 


■-«»Ot<^Oc. . 


I     rat  iar  fee 

I     get.  sly  lee 

has  run  see 

dog  you  bee 

Can  the  dog  get  the  rat?      See,  see, 

how  sly  he  is. 
jAh,  now  he  has  the  rat.     Did  you  see 
i    the  rat  run?     Did  it  run  far? 
[The  dog  did  not  let  it  run  far.      The 
;    dog  did  get  the  rat. 


24 


N  K  W     F  in  ST     K  K  A  I)  E  U. 
LESSON    XV. 

\  is  fat  let 
lis  sty  IVhI 
iiiv     not    bit 


lay 
ray 
say 


tlie     pit;    now     pay 

I  see   a  doi];.      Tlic  dop:  bit  my  \Yi^. 
Is  niv  piir  in  the  stv?     Let  ns  see. 
The  dog  ean  not  see  my   pig   now. 
Let  the  fat  old   })ig  be  led. 


— «»<»'<>  It* 


l)()v  lid  ofT  ill 

pnt  sat  out  pill 

box  eat  ran  kill 

\\v\\  the  eve  mill 

A  lK)y  put  a  eat  and  a  hen  in  a  l>ox. 
The  bov   sat  on   the  lid  of  the   box. 
The  eat  bit  the  hen;  and  the  hen  i)ut 

out  the  eve  of  llu^  eat. 
The  bov  crot  otT  the  lid  of  the  box.     The 

eat  got  out  and  I'an  otf. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


25 


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LESSON   XYL 

k     ill 

as 

she 

lie 

1    too 

the 

put 

die 

k  S^* 

nm 

hay 

pie 

W    hen 

sun 

was 

hie 

The  hen  was  too  ill  to  get  \\\y,  but 
she  was  not  so  ill  as  to  die. 

The  hen  was  put  on  the  hay.  She 
was  put .  on  the  hay,  in   the   sun. 


ooV^t 


lap  tip  lie  all 

pet  she  ear  tall 

clog  kid  eat  call 

Ann  her  one  hall 

Ann   had  a  pet  lap-dog.      She  let  it 

lie  on   her  hed. 
She  fed   it  of  all   she  had   to  eat. 
Her  dog  was    not   as  hig  as  a  kid; 

not   as  big  as  a  kid  one  day  old. 
The  tip  of  one  car  was  red. 


26  NEW    FIRST    READER. 

LESSON   XVII. 

let  us  our  fay 

hot  fun  out  hay 

dog  can  new  nay 

bog  put  Avith  day 

It  is  a  hot  day.      Let  us  go  out. 
Let   us  go  out  with  our  dog. 
We  can  go  to  the  new-cut  hay. 
We  can  put  hay  on  our  dog  for  fun. 


all  oh  fit  the 

for  aid  we  this 

his  bid  ai-e  that 

God  our  eye  then 

0!  my  God,   let  me  do  no  sin.     Aid 

me  to  do  as  I  am  bid. 
Our   God  can  see  all  we  do.     Let  all 

I  do  be  fit  for  his  eve. 
Let  me  do  to  all  as  I  am  bid.     Let 

me  do  as  all  are  bid  to  do  to  me. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


27 


LESSON   XVIIL 

fox  fat 

old  rat 

say  cat 

may  hat 


ran  fly 

hen  sly 

dog  try 

saw  cry 


Tlic  fox  may  say:    I  am  sly. 

I  had  an  old  fat  hen.     A  man  saw  me. 

A  dog  saw  mc.     I  ran  and  hid. 

I  am  so  sly,  a  man  can  not  get  me. 

A  dog  can  not  get  me,  if  1  run. 


•<t«it 


sip  few 

lap  hew 

not  1M5W 

and  nicw 


to 
do 
rug 


lie 
fie 
die 
hie 


The  cat  may  say:  I  do  not  sip,  I  lap. 
I  can  run.     See,  I  can  get  a  rat. 
I  can  get  a  fly,  if  it  is  not  too  far  off. 
I  can  mew,  and  I  can  lie  in  the  sun. 
I  can  lie  on  a  rug,  or  on  the  hay. 


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NEW    FIRST 

READER. 

-^^»i^r^ 

<«.-• — 

LESSON 

XIX. 

M 

far 

lay 

ten 

use 

\    car 

say 
may 

Len 
pen 

man 

JH';^^C5' 

egg 

^^    bar    play    wen    eggs 

Tlie  lien  may  say:  I  can  ran.  I  can 
fly,   but  not  far  up  in  the  air. 

I  can  lay  eggs,  and  am  of  use  to  man. 

The  fox  and  the  rat  may  get  me;  but 
if  I  see  the  fox  or  rat,  I  run  off. 


-«o>«<o*- 


see  joy  tea  rose 

bee  toy  kill  dose 

flee  coy  dew  hose 

glee  boy  new  nose 

The  bee  may  say:   I  fly  in  the  air.    I 
sip,  but  I  do  not  get  in  the  tea-cup. 
I  sip  the  dew  on  the  rose,  and  fly  offl 
Boy,  do  not  try  to  kill  me;    for  I  am 
of  use  to  man. 


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THE    ECLKCTIC    SEKIES. 


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*^K*U'J 


LESSON   XX. 

Ann  fed 
Tom  fox 
Tray    lat 


see    you  \ 
big    ^vith 
cow   Avill 


tell      doff     him   call 


It  is  old  Tray.     Trav  is  a  l)i2;  doji;. 
Do  you  see  our  old  Tray,  the  big  dog? 
lie  is  fed  bv  Tom  and  Ann, 
He  will  run  if  Ann  and  Tom  call  him. 
Now,  Tray,  let  me  see  how  you  can  run. 


9>^o^ 


Sly  pig  but  eel 

man  hen  let  peel 

met  how  and  heel 

mud  now  Avhy  feel 

Sly  will  do  as  he  is  bid.    lie  is  a  i)et  dog. 

He  will  run  at  a  pig  or  a  cow. 

He  will  nin  at  a  fox  or  an  ox. 

He  will  run  at  a  hen  or  a  rat. 

A  fox  or  a  pig  will  not  run  at  Sly. 


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NEW    FIHST    READER. 
LESSON   XXI. 

get  try  but  eel 

did  use  you  feel 

can  saw  low  heel 

mud  now  may  peel 

I  saw  an  eel  in  the  mud,  and  I  did  try 

to  get  it,  but  did  not. 
May  I  try  now?     No,  it  is  of  no  use. 
It  is  low  in  the  mud.    You  can  see  it; 

but  you  can  not  get  it  if  you  try. 


-•ojO^oo- 


let 

kit 

do 

are 

she 

am 

the 

now 

but 

her 

not 

why 

has 

bid 

will 

may 

Let  the  cat  be:  she  has  a  kit. 
Do  not  go  to  her  now,  but  sit  by  mc. 
^^♦Whv  mav  I  not  go  to  her  now? 
Do  not  ask  why,  but  do  as  you  are  bid. 
I  will  do  as  I  am  bid.     I  will  not  go. 


THE    KCLECTIC    SKUIES. 


31 


LESSON   XXII. 


eat  free  who  lest  egg 

seat  tree  Avhv  best  effc^s 

heat  trees  Avhat  nest  bird 

neat  si)rec  when  nests  birds 

What  is  in  the  tree? 

A  nest.     A  nest  is  in  the  tree. 

What  are  in  the  nest? 
Eggs.     Eggs  are  in  the  nest. 
The  nest  is  in  the  tree. 

What  are  in  the  eggs? 
Birds.     Birds  are  in  the  eggs. 
The  eggs  are  in  the  nest. 
The  nest  is  in  the  tree. 


Spelling  is  of  the  utmost  importance  iu  securing  the  prog- 
ress of  the  young  learner  in  reading. 


A 
A 
A 
A 
A 


NKW     FIUST     HKADER. 
LESSON    XXIII. 

air 

fair 

hair 

pair 

(log  will  bark  and  run  and  play, 
ccnv  will  crivc  milk  if  well  fed. 
lien  will  lav  eixiiis  on  tlie  hav. 
slv  cat  will  o'ct  mice  and  rats, 
bird  will  sing  in  the  tree  all  day. 

^^^o« 


nee 

rat 

vice 

mts 

nice 

cats 

mice 

hats 

tree 

egg 

bird 

eggs 

sing 

give 

milk 

liorse 

cart 
bark 
liark 
mark 

A  liorse  cjvn  draw^  the  cart  and  man. 
A  bee  will  ily  in  the  air  and  hum. 
An  ox  or  a  cow^  will  cat  hay. 
A  fox  will  cat  hens.     lie  will  cat  mice 
and  rats  too.     Ah,  the  sly  old  fox! 


Always  see  that  the  spelling  lessons  are  thoroughly  studied. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


83 


LESSON   XXIY. 


Ma-ry 
Lu-cy 
Kit-tv 
la-dy 


cov-er 
liov-er 
lov-er 
cov-et 


po-ny 
bo-ny 
co-ny 
ho-ly 


lit-tle 
ket-tle 
set-tie 
met-tle 


y,*'.oo- 


big 


tail  li-on 

cow      kill  Zi-on 

paw     long  let-tcr 

blow    mane  bet-ter 

Is  it  a  dog,  or  a  cow,  or  an  ox? 
Ko;  it  is  not  a  dog,  or  a  cow,  or  an  ox. 
It  is  a  li-on.    See  liis  long  mane  and  tail. 
The  li-on  can  kill  a  man.     He  can  kill  a 
man  with  one  blow  of  his  big  paw. 

Many  words  of  two  syllables  are  more  sifnple  than  some  mono- 
lyllables  of  three,  four,  and  five  letters. 


34  NEW     FIRST    READER. 

LESSON     XXV. 

get  six  M'hat  lie 

got  you  when  die 

bed  mix  where  pie 

sun  now  i)lay  fio 

Get  up,  Lu-cy.     Do  not  lie  in  bed  now. 
It  is  day,  and  the  sun  is  up.    Ma-ry  got 

up  at  six,  and  is  out  at  play. 
Up,  up,  Lu-cy,  why  do  you  lie  in  bed? 
Get  up,  Lu-cy,  and  go  out  to  Ma-ry, 

^oXXo*. 


red    new   the  came 

has    Ann  this  same 

box   was    that  fame 

vou    said    then  tame 

Ma-ry  has  a  new  box,  a  big  box. 

Let  us  go  and  see  it.     The  box  is  red. 

Ma-rv   said   it  was  for  her:   so,  Ann,  it 

can  not  be  for  vou. 

%i 

It  has  M  on  the  cov-er;   M  for  Ma-ry. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


86 


<i. 


<j.^; 


LESSON   XXVI. 

Sl^    air       kite 

line 

??!  "^  1   here    gave 

new 

k^i    held    with 

rose 

hold     when    lit-tle 

Here  is  Tom  witli  his  new^  kite. 
Tom  said  to  lit-tle  Ned,  See  my  kite! 
When  it' is  in  tlie  air,  you  may  hold  it. 
Ned  went  with  Tom,  and  held  the  kite. 
Tom  ran,  and  the  kite  rose.     Then  Tom 
gave  the  line  to  Ned. 


-»oj€k:c 


has 
see 
boy 
Ned 


one 
two 
saw 
new" 


out 
cap 
on-ly 
lit-tle 


Do  you  see  the  boy?     It  is  lit-tle  Ned. 
Has  Ned  a  new  cap?     Can  you  see  it? 
He  is  at  the  pen  to  see  his  lit-tle  pig. 
I  saw  it  fed  at  one.     It  is  now  on-ly  two. 
Can  not  the  pig  get  out  of  its  pen? 


I 


86 


NEW    FIRST    READER. 


^*?='-^ 


LESSON   XXVII. 

sun  SCO  west 

may  how  down 

gone  why  kill'^ 

canio  soon  set-ting 

May  1  get  my  cap,  Ned?    We  can  go  and 

sec  the  sun  set. 
See,  Ned,  liow  red  it  is,     Wiw  is  the  set- 

ting  sun  so  red? 
Will  it  soon  be  down  in  the  west? 
Yes;  the  sun  will  soon  set  in  tlie  wxst 


^^•^o«- 


A  dog  saw  a  rat. 

A  cat  saw  it  too. 

The  dog  ran  for  it,  but 

tlie  cat  got  it. 

How  did  the  cat  get  the  rat? 

I  will  tell  you.     The  sly  old  cat  was  hid. 

The  rat  had  gone  in-to  a  box;    but  it 

came  out  of  it  too  soon. 
The  cat  put  her  paw  on  it,  and  killed  it 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


.87 


LESSON   XXVIIL 


well 

bell 

sell 

tell 

fell 


lind 

kind 

mind 

blind 

grind 


rose 
dose 
no8C 
hose 
pose 


»<K«^ 


old        sick 
like       care 


— ViWfe^       P^^^'      ^^^^ 


old 

told 

cold 

bold 

scold 


son 
you 
take 


blind     must    lit-tle 

This  old  man  is  poor,  and  ill,  and  blind. 
He  is  led  by  his  dog,  a  lit-tle  red  dog. 
Once  he  Avas  a  lit-tle  boy,  like  yon;  but. 

now  he  is  okl,  and  sick,  and  poor. 
He  has  no  son  to  take  care  of  him. 
He  must  be  lad  by  his  lit-tle  dog. 

let  Rd.  3 


88 


NEW    FIRST    READER. 


•»»^-^-//^*-" 


LESSON    XXIX. 

cart    this       seek 
l)art    that      meek 
dart    thou     cheek 

tart     there     checks 

Do  you  isee  the  new  cart  and  the  fork? 
Is  it  a  new  cart,  or  is  it  an  old  one? 
It  is  a  new  one,  but  the  fork  is  okl. 
A  new  cart  and  an  okl  fork. 
Do  you  not  like  to  ride  on  the  cart? 


-•oja^oo- 


lips  eye  doll 

hair  eyes  gave 

wax  Jane  small 

blue  cheeks  Su-san . 

Lit-tle  Jane  Day  had  a  now  doll. 

She  went  to  see  Su-san  Page,  and  Su-san 

ccave  her  this  doll. 
It  is  a  wax  doll,  and  has  blue  eyes. 
It  has  red  lips  and  cheeks. 
Jane  has  a  small  box  to  \)wi  it  in. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


89 


-r^ 


LESSON   XXX. 

^       net      swim 

bojr 

aK      ^^^^      Hwing 

bii-d 

H^    pole     found 

lend 

^"^      line     round 

rend 

:"^^^^r  -»k 


A  lish,  a  net,  a  pole,  and  a  line. 
Can  a  fish  swim?     Can  it  swim  far? 
Yes,  a  fish  can  swim  all  day. 
It  can  swim  as  far  as  a  boy  can  run, 
or  a  lit-tle  bird  can  flv. 


of 

sip     air       yet 

% 

tea     out      yes 

bee 

my     why    you 

dcAv 

bud    in-to    yon 

Do  yon  see  my  cup?    A  bee  is  in  it. 
Why  did  the  bee  get  in  the  cup?     Is  the 
cup  for  a  bee?     No,  it  is  not  for  a  hoe. 
The  bee  got  in-to  the  cup  to  sip  the  tea. 
Sip  and  be  off,  bee.    Fly  out  in-to  the  air. 
Get  in-to  the  bud,  and  sip  its  dew,  - 


40 


NEW    FIKST    RKAJiKR. 


LESSON   XXXI. 

air  duck  fast 

fair  luck  past 

take  pond  swift 

make  bond  swim 

Do  you  see  the  duck?     Can   it   swim? 
Can  it  ily  too?      Yes,  the  duck  can  fly 

and  swim.     It  can  ily  far. 
It  can  swim  in  the  i)ond,  or  Hy  in  the  air. 
Tlie  duck  can  swim  in  the  pond  all  day. 


-OOj4>iC 


oak 

owl 

aft-cr 

saw 

gun 

raft-er 

was 

tree 

sun-set 

said 

shot 

sit-ting 

An  owl  was  sit-ting  in  an  oak  tree. 
The  owl  can  not  see  by  day ;   but  it  can 

see  aft-er  sun-set. 
A  boy  saw  the  owl,  and  said  to  a  man, 

An  owl  is  in  the  top  of  the  oak. 
The  man  got  his  gun  and  shot  the  owl. 


THE     ECLECTIC     SERIES.  41 

LESSON    XXXII. 

(leer      look  to-ken 

brook  sto-len 

down  bro-ken 

drink  spo-ken 

0  Tom,  eoiiie  and  l(M)k  at  the  deer. 
At  the  deer?     AVliy,  Ned,  is  tliat  a  deer? 
Yes,  it  is  a  deer.     Can  you  not  see? 
Does  not  the  deer  look  Avild  and  shy? 
He  lias  come  down  to  the  brook  to  drink 

Jane  fall  Sam 

poor  left  lit-tle 

t(H)k  floor  broke 

room  head  bro-ken 

Poor  Jane!     Her  doll  is  bro-ken. 
Lit-tle  Sam  Tape  Avas  in  the  rumi. 
Jane  had  left  her  doll,  and  he  took  it 
He  let  it  fall  on  the  floor;   and  now  it 

is  bro-k(^n.     Its  head  is  bro-ken  oft'. 
Do  YOU  not  see  it  on  the  floor? 


42 


NEW    FIRST    READEIL 


LESSON    XXXIII. 


mel-ou 

fel-on 

Icin-on 


wag-on 


fol-lv 


play 
sor-iy  j  clay 
sol-id     I    slay 


cop-y 


stay 


-«»o»<Ko*^ 


eggs 


tree 
took 
were 
plum 


o-ver 
ro-ver 
do-ver 
clo-ver 

found 
vei'-y 
sor-ry 
seems 


Has  the  poor  bird  lost  her  nest? 
See  how  sad  and  sor-ry  she  seems. 
Lit-tle  Sam  Page  saw  the ''nest, 
lie  found  it  in  a.jdum  tree,  and  took  it. 
He  tcM)k  it  for  the  eggs  that  w(M'(^  i»>  it. 
Was  he  not  a  ver-y,  ver-y  bad  bo\  . 


THE    ECLECTIC     SERIES. 
LESSON   XXXIY. 


48 


cage 

lov-or 

cock 

ral-ly 

sage 

cov-er 

flock 

sal-ly 

page 

oth-er 

dock 

par-ry 

rage 

moth-er 

lock 

•  Imp-py 

gage 

broth-er 

rock 

sap-py 

^>Ko^ 


Ann  oh  was 

shut  now  then 

your  how  hap-py 

-c3^*  '8Hra«M»    book  with  nioth-er 

Ann,  you  may  shut  your  book  now,  and 

we  will  go  out. 
Ann  shut  her  book,  put  on  her  hut,  ana 

4-hen  she  ran  for  her  pet  dog. 
Ann  went  with  her  moth-«r;  and  oh,  how 

hap-py  she  was! 


i 


44 


NEW    FIRST    KKADKR. 


LESSON    XXXY. 


mill 

mills 

pills 

hills 

rills 


lidit 
ri<j:ht 
sight 
night 
fight 


-•olV^****- 


pur 
like 
mat 
jniss 


laid 

paid 

maid 

braid 

a-fraid 

lie 
still 
1)1  ace 
a-fraid 


My  fat  ]>up  will  bark  lUvC  a  dog. 
A  docc  will  lie  on  a  mat  or  a  rug. 
Puss  will  ])ur,  if  I  i)laee  her  in  my  lap. 
She  will  lie  still  in  my  lap  and  i)ur. 
Is  not  puss  a-fraid  of  the  i>up?    No;  but 
she  is  a-fraid  of  the  old  dog. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


46 


••-f  '•^^♦,  -t^mt  — ■ 


LESSON    XXXYI. 


gan-dcr 

heal 

pan-der 

peal 

dan-dcr 

steal 

liin-der 

dear 

cin-dcr 

clear 

crip-ple  latch 

diiu-i)le  catch 

l)iin-[)le  cbatch 

siin-ple  patch 

rii)-plc  match 


-♦<jt^o<»- 


bird  gets  sings 

look  steal  Avake 

dear  mice  wakes 

l)uss  harm  morii-iiig 

Do  you  see  ])nss  and  our  i)et  bird? 
If  puss  gets  the  bird,   she  Avill  kill  it. 
Puss  nuiy  catch  the  mice ;  for  they  steal 

^and  do  us  harm. 
But  puss  must  not  have  our  dear  bird. 
It  sings  and  wakes  us  in  the"morn-ing. 


46 


NKW    FIRST    READER. 


LESSON    XXXVII. 

l)eaeli    fine 
beach     nice 
reach 
teacli 


ly-ing 
fly-ing 
large     fry-in  g 


Avhat     tiy-ing 

0  Ma-ry,  do  conic  and  see  the  peach! 
Is  it  not  a  nice  huge  one? 
Is  the  peacli  for  nie,  or  is  it  for  you? 
It  is  not  for  you  or  nie.     It  is  for  Lu-cy. 
Ah,  what  a  fine  peach  Lu-cy  will  have. 

ah  eye  o-pen 

bird  eyes  ly-ing 

were  since  nio-ment 

down  closVd  sleep-ing 

Ah!  see   tlie  sly  puss  ly-ing  down. 
How   still   she  is:    her  eves  are  closed; 

but  puss  is  not  sleep-ing. 
A  mo-ment  since  her  eyes  were  o-j^n. 
If  she   can,  she  will  get  our  bird. 
0!  do  not  let  puss  get  our  bird. 


^  -  • 


THE    ECLECTIC     SERIES. 


47 


LESSON    XXXVIIL 

coat       lamb  car-17 

jroat      jamb  tar-ry 

crcH^p    '  l(K)lvS  a-blc 

felieep    young  sta-ble 

Is  it  a  isheep  or  a  goat,  or  is  it  a  kid? 
It  is  not  a  kid  or  a  goat.  It  is  a  sheep. 
Is  it  an  old  sheep,  or  is  it  a  young  one  ? 
It  is  an  old  sheep.  She  has  lost  her 
lamb.     How  sad  she  l(K)ks. 


y,^^ 


X^^ 


Avell 
feed 

eves 

» 

your 


come 
move 
horse 

small 


I  like   this  hoise.     1   like  his  long  tail. 
1  like  his  small  head  and  dark  eyes. 
Come,  sir,  trot  a  lit-tle.     3Iove.     So!  you 

car-ry  your  tail  well. 
Your  head  is  up.     Now  take  him  to  the 
1,-ble,  and  feed  hiui. 


^. 


48 


NEW     FIRST    RKADEB. 


•m-t^-^^^^^-m 


LESSON    XXXIX. 

one         stop 

two 


cow 
plow 


rest 

noon 

s(K)n 


with 
black 
white 
horse 


Can  the  man  plow  with  one  horse? 
He  can  plow  with  one,  but  he  has  two. 
Ah,  so  he  has;  a  black  and  a  Avhite  one. 
Can  he  plow  all  day?      0  yes;  but  he 
will  stop  at  noon  to  rest. 


3:*;< 


boy  milk  bread 

Cv^w  what  but-ter 

said  gives  din-ner 

"^  your  which  dri-ving 

An  old  man  met  a  boy  dri-ving  a  cow. 
The  old  man  said.  My  lad,  what  is  your 

cow  good  for? 
The  boy  said,  Our  cow  gives  milk. 
From   milk  we  make  but-ter.     We  ^t 

but-ter  with  bread  for  our  din-ner. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


49 


LSSSON  XI. 

• 

.^>      ^H 

jMi^m^f  "^  '.iJ-?"^  <"■ 

good 

who 

book 

aunt 

MM 

M^^&g    HUch 

kind 

your 

mS 

S^^Sm   have 

come 

gave 

Do  come,  Ma-ry,  and  see  my  new  book. 
A  new  book,  Lu-cy,  have  you  a  new, book? 
0  yes,  and  it  is  such  a  nice  one  too. 
Ah,  so  you  have.     Who  gave  it  to  you? 
Your  aunt?    How  kind  and  good  she  is. 


A9^^ 


snow  food  loose 

swan  neck  goose 

swans  short  riv-er 

looks  much  larg-er 

This  is  a  swan  with  its  lit-tle  swans. 
Thcv  ai-c  in  a  riv-er.     Can  vou  see  them  ? 
The  swan  looks  like  a  goose;  but  it  is 

larg-cr,  and  as  white  as  snow    ' 
It  has  a  long  neck  and  short  legs.     It 

is  not  good  for  food. 


50 


NKW    FIRST    RKADER. 


LESSON    XLI. 

bird     rests  gloss-y 

aniic  ri-ses  gold-en 

Aving   sis-ter  set-ties 

thing  prct-ty  slii-ning 

See!  oh  sec  tliis  shi-ning  thing! 

It  rests  its  gold-en,  gloss-y  wing: 

Its  wing  so  bright  with  gold-en  light; 

Say,  is  it  not  a  prct-ty  sight? 

•♦ 
Sis-ter,  sis-ter,  .come  and  seel 

Tis  not  a  bird,  'tis  not  a  bcc: 

Ah,  it  ri-ses!   np  it  goes; 

Now  it  set-tics  on  a  rose. 


seal 

hear 

that 

aw-ful 

heal 

haste 

then 

law-ful 

steal 

waste 

these 

arm-ful 

takes 

rings 

thOHC 

let-ting 

Hikes 

sings 

there 

set-ting 

bakes 

wings 

thine 

bet-ting 

THE    ECLKCTIC    SERIES. 


51 


Qj^i^^T^ 


mu-sic 
bc-giin 
iiiom-ing 
mo-ments 


Tbc  hnk  is  up  to  meet  the  sun, 

The  bee  is  on  the  wing; 
Tlie  ant  its  la-bor  lias  l)e-gun, 

The  woods  with  mu-sic  ring. 

Shall  birds,  and  bees,  and  ants,  be  wise. 
While  1  niv  nio-nients  waste? 

0  let  me  Avith  the  morn-ing  rise, 
And'  to  my  du-ty  haste. 


fees 

go(xls 

why 

sticks 

air 

sees 

hoods 

who 

ricks 

fair 

bees 

woods 

what 

kicks 

hiir 

ccmld 

looks 

when 

])icks 

leak 

would 

books 

which 

nicks 

peak 

sliould 

hooks 

whei'c 

biicks 

beak 

52 


MOW    Kiitsr   i!i;.\  i>i;i« 


LKSSON   XLIII. 

^iil  lloor  v(M'-y 

bird  kiir<(l  linp-py 

^^iWi)  n-lK)iit  iiH)(li-(*r 

cngo  a-giuii  nin-ning 

Soo  the  ;i;irl   \\\\]\   licr  l)ir(l   and  ciijic. 
One  diiv  her  uioth-er  <i:nvG  lier  a  bird. 
It  was  nm-iiiiig  a-bout  tlie  fl(H)^Wind 

a  sly  cat  came  and  kilUul  it. 
The  lit-tle  girl  felt  ver-y  sack     Then  her 

iiioth-er  gave  her  a  new   bird. 
Now  jsho  is  hap-])y  a-gain. 


air 

leak 

licks 

eat-ing 

fair 

l)cak 

licks 

seat-iiig 

lair 

])eak 

kicks 

beat-ing 

liair 

weak 

jHcks 

heat-ing 

pair 

freak 

nicks 

heal-ing 

stair 

sp(»ak 

wicks 

j»eal-ing 

chair 

streak 

{sticks 

isteal-ing 

THE     ECLECTIC     SERIES. 
LESSON    XLIV. 

air         fly 
bee       ant 


53 


paw 
dish 


from 
biUy 


a-way 
a-fraid 
fly-ing 
eat-ing 
It  saw 


A  i^iip  was  oat-ing  from  a  dish. 

a  l)ee  and  an  ant. 
The    bee   was   not   on    a  bud.      It  was 

flv-ing  in  the  air. 
The  ant  did  not  fly.     An   ant  can  not 

fly,  but  it  can  run. 
The  pup  put  its  paw  on  the  ant.     But 

it  ran  a-way  from  the  bee. 
It   Avas  a  big   bee,  and    the   sil-ly  pup 

was  a-fraid  of  it. 


sit-ting 

fit-ting 

hit-ting 

suiu-mor 

luim-mer 

di'iini-mer 

Ist  Ud    4. 


sis-ter 

blis-tcr 

mis-ter 

sin-ner 

din-ncr 

thin-ner 


an-gry 

hun-giy 

seat-ing 

beating 

heat-ing 

heal-ing 


54 


NEW    FIRST    READER, 


LESSON    XLV. 

din-ncr 

a-way 

^      sit-ting 

to-day 

■1      lum-giy 

tiy-ing 

-^^      buin-mer 

mis-ter 

One  suiii-iiicr  day,  a  Imn-giy  fox  saw 
a  fat  lien,  sit-ting  on  a  box  lid. 

The  sly  fox  said,  I  can  get  a  din-ner 
now.     But  not  so. 

A  big  boy  saw  mis-ter  fox,  as  he  was 
try-ing  to  get  the  hen. 

The  boy  ran   for  his   gun.      The  fox 
saw  the  boy  go  ibr  the  gun.  ^ 

Ah!    said   mis-ter  fox,  I   can  not  get^ 
a  fat  din-ner  to-day. 

If  I  am  not  off,  tlic  boy  may  get  me. 
So,  a-way  ran  the  fox. 


>>♦?< 


stay  wing  that  rives  pound 
clay  bring  then  dives  wound 
pjay      string     there     hives     ground 


THK     ECLECTIC    SERIES.  55 

LESSON   XLVL 

fast  wing  more 

side  string  rise 

some  wound  ri-ses 

dives  gmiind  oth-er 

See  the  boy  with  his  new  kite.  Now 
it  dives  in  the  air.  ' 

It  will  come  to  the  gi-ound.  0,  it 
has  but  one   wing! 

It  will  not  lly.  Put  a  w^ng  on  the 
oth-er   side. 

Theit3,  that  will  do.  Now  let  us  see 
if  it  will  rise. 

0  yes,  liow  fa*st  it  ri-ses!  Now  the 
string  is  all  wound  ofi'. 

You  may  stay  and  hold  it  I  will 
go  and  get  some  more  string. 


3>^<^ 


com  cow  sack  lass  long 
hora  now  back  mass  song 
horns      plow      black      grass     strong 


66 


NEW     FIRST    READER. 


'.%, 


j»ilSI^' 


LESSON    XLVII. 

ksf/     four 

cart 

lies 

1    draw 

liaixl 
(jiiite 

works 

ifi  ^iccp 

drinks 

,  y  "-" 

r    aft-cr 

white 

wa-ter 

An  ox  has  two  homs.  He  has  four 
legs  and  four  feet. 

The  ox  can  draw  the  i)l()w.  lie  can 
draw  the  cart. 

He  is  quite  strong,  and  works  ver-y 
hard  for  man. 

He  has  itxl,  or  white,  or  black  hair. 

He  eats  grass,  and  hay,  and  corn;  and 
he  drinks  wa-ter. 

He  lies  down  on  his  side  to  sleep  or 
to  rest,  aft-er  his  work  is  done. 


>j*:< 


sees 

light 

glow 

could 

east 

flees 

night 

gi-ow 

would 

feast 

trees 

bright 

know 

should 

beasi 

THE    ECLKCTIC    SERIES. 


67 


-»^  #^«»;/Jfc«^-«  — 


takes 
makes 


LESSON   XLVIII. 

west  trees 

lives  stales 

gives  moon 

made  know 

keeps         grass 
s         brass 


al-so 
ho-ly 
o-bey 
a-live 

could 
should 


See,  the  sun  is  up. 

The  sun  gives  us  light.  It  makes 
the  ti-ees  and  the  grass  grow. 

The  sun  ri-ses  in  the  east,  and  it 
sets  in  the  Avest. 

AVhen  the  sun  ri-ses,  it  is  day;  when 
it  sets,  it  is   niaiit. 

Do  you  know  who  made  the  sun? 
God  made  it. 

G(xl  al-so  made  the  nu)on,  and  all  the 
stars.    Thcv  G:ive  us  lidit  bv  night. 

God  gives  us  all  we  have,  and  keeps 
us  a-live. 

We  should  love  God,  and  o-bey  his 
%o-ly  w  ilL 


ir; 


58  NEW     FIRST     READER. 

LESSON    XLIX, 

isick      what     Wil-ly 
etich      blind     a-bout 
wliich   mates   Ilen-iy 
school  James  him-self 

free  kej)!  large  thank 

three  slept  barge  Frank 

Well,  Hen-rv,  what  do  you  read  a-bout 
in  your  new  book? 

I  read  of  three  l)0^'s  Avho  Avent  to 
scliool;  James,  Frank,  and  AVil-ly. 

Each  boy   had   a   tine,  large  cake. 

James  ate  too  much  of  his  cake.  It 
made  him  sick. 

Frank  kept  liis  so  long,  that  it  was 
not  lit  to  eat. 

But  Wil-ly  gave  some  of  his  to  each 
of  his  school-mates. 

He  then  ate  Bome  him-self,  and  gave 
the  rest  to  a  poor,  old,  blind  man. 

Which,  do  you  think,  made  the  bost 
use  of  liis  cake? 


THE    ECLECTIC     SERIES. 


59 


LESSON    L. 

pie      word      ws-ter 

nice     on-ly      known 

• 

does    speak     sit-ting 
says    wants    Ed- ward 

Sis-ter  Ma-ry,  do  look  at  Fi-do,  He 
is  sit-ting  up,  and  has  a  hat  on. 

Does  lie  not  kK>k  like  a  lit- tie  boy  in 
the  chair?     It  is  on-lv  Fi-do. 

Shall  I  ask  him  to  dine  with  us 
to-day? 

0  yes;   do  ask  him  to  dine  with  ns! 

Fi-do,  we  aie  to  have  a  ver-y  nice  pig 
for  din-ner. 

Will  vou  tidvc  a  lib  with  us?  You 
can  have  a  bit  of  pie,  al-so. 

He  savs  not  a  word,  Fi-do  can  not 
speak  as  we  do. 

Yet  he  has  wavs  by  which  he  is  a-blc 
to  nmke  his  wants  knowft. 

Ed- ward  was  the  name  of  the  boy. 

The  name  of  the  dog  was  Fi-do. 


60 


NEW    FIRST    READBR. 


LESSON   LI. 

^  ^     goes      a-ny  cni-el 

fight      li-ou  ti-ger 

night    young  caU'ed 

sheep    strong  al-most 


cave 
eaves 


sleep 
sleeps 


find       beast       live 
finds      beasts      lives 


The  Li-on  lives  in  dark  caves.  It 
sleeps   there   all   the  day. 

At  night  it  g()cs  out  to  find  focxl.  In 
the  day  it  goes  back  to  its  cave. 

It  can  kill  an  ox,  or  a  sheep,  or  a 
ti-ger,  or   a  man. 

It  can  kill  al-niost  a-ny  thing  it  can 
find. 

The  Li-on  will  not  eat  a-ny  thing  that 
it  finds  dead. 

It  is  not  cru-el,  but  will  fight  for 
food,  or  for  its  young. 

It  is  so  strong,  that  it  can  kill  al-most 
a-ny  oth-er  beast. 

It  is  called  the  King  of  Beasts. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


-»■  r  ■•^'^^•>«-. 


61 


LESSON    LIL* 


latch  li'^  aft-er  e-vcn 

catch  tri'ed  sis-tcr  sor-iy 

hatch  taiiglit  suf-fer  hun-gry 

match  caught  t)roth-cr  some-thing 

Henry.  0  Ma-iy,  I  just  saw  a  large 
rat  in  the  shed;  and  old  Xc-ro  tried  to 
catch  it. 

Mary.     And  did  he  catch  it? 

Henry.  No,  sis-ter,  Ne-ro  did  not,  but 
the  cat  did. 

Mary.     My  cat? 

Henry.    No;   it  was  the  old  cat. 

*  Too  early  attention  can  not  be  given  to  Emphasis.  It  is 
(luring  the  first  year  at  school  that  those  habits  of  drawling 
auil  monotony  in  reading  are  formed,  which  teachers  find  so 
much  Uifficnlty  in  correcting,  when  the  pupil  has  advance<l  to 
the  W^HiT  classes.    This  ftn«l  the  following  lessons  will  b«  found 


to  ftirniah  excellent  drill  exercises  in  Emphasis. 


62  NEW    FIRST    READER. 

Marij.  0,  how  did  she  get  it?  Do 
toll  luc:  did  hIio  run  aft-cr  it? 

Henry.  No,  sis-ter,  that  was  not  the 
way  Puss  was  hid  on  the  top  of  a  big 
box,  in  the  slied.  The  rat  stole  out; 
and,  |)op,  she  had  liini. 

Manj.  Poor  rat!  It  must  have  l)een 
ver-y  hun-gry,  and  came,  no  doubt,  to 
get  some-thing  to  cat. 

Henry.  Why,  Ma-ry,  you  are  not  sor-ry 
Puss  caught  the  rat,  are  you? 

Mary.  No,  broth-cr,  I  can  not  say  I 
am  sor-ry  she  caught  the  rat;  Init  I  do 
not  like  to  see  e-ven  a  rat  suf-fer  pain. 


-oo»?c 


ze-ro 


al-so  liv-cr        o-ver 

he-ro  al-ter  liv-cr        ro-ver 

Ne-ro         al-most       giv-cr        clo-vcr 


a-way 


al-wavs      cv-er         d  ro-ver 


a-bout        sis-ter        lov-er        oth-er 
a-bove        bUs-ter       sev-er       moth-cr 
a-n)und      mis-ter       neY%r       brother 


TIIK     KCLKCTIC.    SERIES. 


63 


LESSON    LIII. 


play 
nciir 
Avitli 
Avliat 


luiiid 
band 
Avood 

si  lore 


«ails 
made 
S[)ade 
small 


old-er 
Wil-ly 
Ka-ty 
Car-iy 


Wil-ly,  Ka-ty,  and  Car-ry  aie  Avitli  their 
mani-ma  at  the  sea-side. 

Do  you  see  AVil-ly?  Can  you  tell  Avhat 
he  has  in  his  ridit  hand? 

Q^es,  I  do  see  him !  Has  he  not  a 
spade  in  his  nand?    It  looks  like  one. 


64 


NEW    FIRST    KEADKK. 


"»^/^' 


Ec  has  a  spade  in  liis  hand;  a  small 
spade,  and  it  is  made  of  ^vood, 

A  spade  made  of  m ood !  Pray,  of  vhat 
use  is  a  spade  made  of  ^vood? 

It  is  made  to  phiy  Avith.  Tliere  is  sand 
at  the  sca-sidc.  AVil-ly  can  dig  in  the 
sand,  Avith  his  lit-tle  spade. 

Ka-ly  has  a  spade,  too.  Do  you  not 
see  it?     It  lies  near  her  on  the  sand. 

She  has  laid  it  doAvn  to  l(X)k  at  the 
sliip.  Can  you  see  the  ship?  Do  you 
see  how  fast  it  sails? 

S(X)n  it  Avill  be  out  of  sight.  Then 
Wil-ly,  Ka-ty,  and  Car-ry  Avill  go  home. 

AVil-ly  is  old-cr  llian  Ka-ty,  and  Ka-ty 
is  old-er  than  Car-ry. 


^y.^< 


right 

found 

wade 

old-er 

light 

sound 

made 

bold-er 

sight 

hound 

blade 

cold-ei' 

night 

bound 

spade 

hold-er 

bright 

ground 

shade 

mold-er 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


66 


LESSOR    LIV. 


— 

""•^   J 

"\.            u. 

n&^^ 

rr-_::.- 

^^^J.^-Z_^ 

h^^  ' 

■   -.:-■'-- 

Ls&^'-^ 

five 

f>\M}\\ 

on-ly 

Jane 

f(X)t 

class 

nev-cr 

Go-ra 

read 

{sliall 

rcad-cr 

Ma-ry 

hear 

llircc 

al-ways 

Lu-ey 

head 

<iuite 

stand-ing 

NeHy 

One,  two,  llirec,  four,  five.  Five  lit-tle 
girls,  all  of  the  t^anic  size;  Co-ra,  Ma-iy, 
Nel-ly,  eTanc,  and  Lu-cy. 

Are  they  not  pret-ly  lit-tle  girls?  How 
clean  and  sweet  they  look. 


66  NEW    FIRST    READER. 

Lit-tle  Cora  is  at  llic  head  of  her  class. 
Sec,  she  is  t^tand-iiig  up,  read-ing  to  her 
teach-cr. 

Shall  I  tell  you  Avhy  she  is  at  the 
head  ? 

She  aWavs  knows  her  Ics-son,  and 
nev-er  comes  late  to  school. 

IIow  old  do  you  think  these  girls  are? 
They  are  on-ly  six,  but  they  can  read 
quite  well  in  the  First  Read-er. 

Lu-cy  is  at  the  foot  of  her  class  now. 
Last  week  she  was  at  the  head. 

One  girl  can  stay  at  the  head  a  week, 
if  she  does  not  miss. 

Was  not  Lu-cy  a  good  girl  to  stay  at 
the  head  a  week? 

These  are  all  good  girls.  Will  you  not 
try  to  be  gocxi  like  them? 

If  you  ai^  good,  all  who  know  you  will 
love  you.     God  loves  good  girls. 

clean        these         les-son       teach-er 
sweet        school       pret-ty       read-ing 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 
ItESSOA   LV. 


67 


look 

lead 

cri'^ 

school 

poor 

I)ond 

could 

ta-ken 

dead 

there 

heard 

pa-i^ent 

with 

when 

Frank 

al-ways 

kind 

loves 

Brown 

niat-ter 

Look,  look,  is  not  this  Frank  Brown  / 
What  can  be  the  nuit-ter  with  him? 

The  poor  boy  is  dead.  He  was  on  his 
way  to  school,  when  a  bad  boy  met  him, 
and  said: 


68  NEW     FIRST    RKADER. 

"Conic,  Frank,  p>  uilh  me  to  the 
pond"  "0  no,"  said  Frank,  "1  can  not; 
I  nuist  go  to  Hcliool." 

But  tko  bad  lioy  told  liini  it  was  not 
time  to  go  to  scliool.  So  Frank  vent 
with  Idni  to  the  pond. 

Do  YOU  see  the  bad  hoy?  He  stands 
by  the  side  of  the  man. 

Frank  fell  in-to  the  pond,  and  the  bad 
boy  conld  not  help  him  out. 

He  cried,  "Help,  hel])!"  A  man  heard 
hhn,  and  ran  to  the  i^ond.  But  when  he 
got  there,  jioor  Frank  was  dead. 

What  will  his  pa-rents  do  when  he  is 
ta-ken  home  dead? 

Do  not  stop  to  play  on  your  way  to 
school.  Do  not  play  with  bad  boys. 
They  will  lead  you  in-to  harm. 


jr«^o« 


their  game  skate  bri-dlc 

theirs  games  skates  bri-dles 

stand  shame  school  pa-rent 

stands  shames  schools  pa-rcnts 


69 


laauo 


bhuU 
foiu*o 


fa-llicr 


So  this  \\m  iH>-ny!  His  naiuo  is 
Jmk.     Is  hi)  uut  lh\i\  aiul  sKh^U? 

Uo  oau  trot,  and  pam  aud  viuu  tX 
how  fast  Uo  can  run! 

An>  not  )us  t\vvs  lari^>  and  bnji:ht  ,^ 
UuH  ho  not  a  K>ng  maaoV 


70  NEW    FIRST    HEADER. 

The  name  of  this  lit-llc  boy  is  George. 
lie  and  his  fa-thcr  live  iii  this  house. 
Do  you  see  his  fa-ther?     He  stands  by 

the  fence. 

George  is  a  p;oo(l  boy.  When  he  was 
ten  years  old,  his  fa-ther  gave  him  this 

po-ny. 

George  has  come  out  to  catch  hispo-ny. 
He  holds  out  his  right  hand  to  him,  an^ 
says:   "Come,  come,  Jack!" 

But  will  Jack  let  George  catcli  him? 
Will  he  not  run? 

0  no,  he  will  not  run;  he  will  let 
George  catch  him.  See,  he  looks  at 
George  and  docs  not  run. 

Did  you  ev-er  ride  on  a  pony?     It  is 

fine  sport. 

Do  you  see  the  bri-<llc  Gc<n-go  holds  in 

his  left  hand? 

He  will  put  it  on  his  po-ny.  Tlicn  he 
can  take  a  ride. 

Geor'jce  is  kind  to  Jack,  and  Jack  loves 
him,  bc-cause  he  is  kind.  The  kind  and 
gcxKl  are  al-ways  loved. 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


n 


LESSON  LVIL 


four 

chirp 

found 

nev-er 

bird 

leave 

where 

hap-py 

nest 

touch 

wrong 

broth-er 

such 

break 

taudit 

be-cause 

Fanny.  0,  brotli-cr,  there  is  such  a 
pret-ty  bird!     Please  get  it  for  me. 

Henry.  Where,  sis-ter?  I  do  not  see 
it.     What  kind  of  a  bird  is  it? 

Fanny.  I  do  not  know  what  kind  of 
a  bird  it  is,  but  it^  will  be  so  pret-ty  for 
my  new  cage. 


72  NEW    FIRST    KEADEU. 


Ilcvnj.  0,  I  SCO  it  now.  Wc  have 
made  it  leave  its  nest.  Do  ytm  not  see 
its  nest? 

Funny.  0  yes,  I  do.  There  arc  eggs 
in  it.    "Wo  will  get  the  nest,  and  the  eggs 

too. 

Henry.  No,  sis-ter,  wc  must  not  touch 
the  bii-d,  nor  the  nest,  nor  the  eggs. 

Fanny.  Why,  broth-er?  I  would  so 
much  love  to.  have  them  all. 

Henry.  But  it  is  wnong  to  rob  a  bird 
of  its  nest.  This  bird  loves  to  fly  in  the 
air,  and  make  its  nest  in  the  trees. 

Fanny.  Then,  broth-er,  I  do  not  'vant 
the  eggs.  I  did  not  know  it  would  oe 
wrong  to  take  them. 

Hairy,  It  is  wrong,  sis-ter,  to  harm 
the  pret-ty  birds.  We  should  nev-er  think 
of  them  but  to  love  them. 

God  made  the  lit-tle  birds  to  sing, 

And  flit  from  tree  to  tree, 
'Tis  He  who  sends  them,  in  the  spring, 

To  sing  for  you  and  me. 


THE     KCLKCTIC     SERIES. 


73 


LESSON    LVIII. 


like 
love 
fond 
luue 


skip 
play 
sees 
lamb 


front 
light 
shecj) 
fleece 


snow-y 
pret-ty 
com-ing 
be-cause 


A  slicep  and  licr  lamb.   AHiat  a  pret-ty 

siglitl  , 

Do  you  not  love  a  lit-tle  lamb?    ^  ould 

you  not  like  to  have  one  for  a  i>et? 
What,  a  lamb  for  a  pet?    Does  a  lamb 

make  a  nice  pet? 


74  NEW    FIRST    READER. 

This  lamb  is  on-ly  a  few  weeks  old; 
but  it  can  run,  and  skip,  and  i>lay. 

The  sheep,  or  dam,  takes  good  care  of 
it.  See  how  close  she  lies  to  it  Does 
she  not  seem  to  love  it? 

She  does  love  it.  She  does  not  like 
to  have  it  out  of  her  sight. 

If  she  sees  a  dog  com-ing  near  her 
land),  she  will  run  in  front  of  it.  Do 
you  know  why? 

Some  dogs  kill  lit-tle  lambs.  They 
will  kill  sheep  too.  But  sheep  can  keep 
the  dogs  off:  the  lambs  can  not. 

Would  you  not  feel  sad  to  see  a  dog 
kill  this  lit-tle  lamb? 

0,  what  a  pret-ty,  pret-ty  sight, 

To  see  a  lit-tle  lamb, 
TVltli  snow-y  fleece,  so  soft  and  white, 
At  play,  be-side  its  dam. 

see  dam  leap  be-side 

sees  dams  leaps  be-sides 

seem  lamb  take  be-tide 

seems  lambs  takes  be-tides 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 

— *-».  .^ /»»•*— — 

LESSON    LIX. 


75 


calf 

fast 

tliis 

much 

tliink 


last 

your 

liook 

wear 

llicm 


could 

touch 

guess 

strike 

Avould 


bos-sy 

a-fraid 

a-bout 

to-ward 

tcacli-er 


The  last  k^srson  Avas  a-l>out  a  sheep 
and  a  hinih.  This  les-son  is  a-l)out  a 
cow  and  her  calf. 

Ix)ok  at  them.  Do  you  think  they 
are  as  pret-ty  as  the  bhcep  and  lamb? 


76 


NEW    FIRST    READER. 


We  call  a  calf  bos-sv.  IIow  shy  this 
bos-sy  looks! 

Do  you  tliink  it  Avould  let  you  pat  it 
with  your  hand? 

No,  it  wouUl  not.  It  would  run,  if 
you  were  to  try  to  touch  it. 

One  day  it  saw  a  boy  com-ing  to-ward 
it.     Can  you  guess  what  it  did? 

It  ran  a-way  as  fast  as  it  could.  The 
boy  ran  ver-y  fast,  too. 

The  cow  saw  the  boy,  and  ran  to-waixi 
him.  She  tossed  her  head,  as  much  as 
to  say:  **Do  not  touch  my  bos-sy;  if  you 
do,  I  will  h(X)k  you.'' 

The  boy  was  a-fraid  of  the  cow,  and 
ran  off. 

Was  he  not  a  bad  boy,  to  try  to  strike 
a  lit-tle  calf? 


5r«« 


head 

strike 

look 

les-son 

what 

strikes 

looks 

les-sons 

lamb 

hook 

learn 

read-er 

much 

hooks 

learns 

read-ers 

touch 

thinks 

wears 

teach-ers 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 
LESSON   LX. 


71 


must 
good 
docs 
wear 


front 

livnirli 

(luiic 


a-gani 
teach  cr 


0,  uliat  a  sad,  sad  sight  h  Ihis!  A 
boy  with  a  dunce-cap  on  his  head! 

AVhy  does  ho  stand  there,  in  front  cf 
the  school?     What  has  he  done? 

He  is  a  had  hoy.  He  talks  and  hiughs 
in  school  He  loves  to  be  i-dle,  and  does 
not  learn  his  les-son. 


/^" 


J* 


78 


NEW    FIRST    REAUER. 


Does  ho  not  look  bad?     All  the  good 
boys  shun  him! 

1)()  you  think  a  good  boy  can  love  a 
bad  one?     Can  his  teach-er  love  him? 

1  think  not.  No  one  loves  a  bad  boy. 
No  one  can  love  those  who  ai-e  bad. 

This  boy  tries  to  hide  his  face  with 
his  hand,  for  it  is  i-ed  with  shame. 

Can  you  see  his  face?  Do  you  see  how 
he  tries  to  hide  it  with  his  hand? 

Poor  boy!  I  hope  he  will  he  good,  and 
nev-cr  have  to  wear  a  dunce-cap  a-gain. 

God  loves  those  who  arc  good.  If  you 
woidd  please  Him,  you  nmst  al-ways  be 
good  and  kind. 


3j«K< 


shun 

docs 

miss 

bless 

have 

done 

inissVd 

blessVd 

liopo 

liide 

niiss-cs 

bless-cs 

front 

l(3ve 

loss 

kiss 

tliink 

loves 

toss'cd 

Iviss'cd 

stand 

lov'ed 

toss-es 

kiss-cs 

K 


THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 
LESSON    LXL 


79 


told 

fault 

soilVd 

spoil'ed 

hate 

child 

pullVd 

sure-ly 

Y'ord 

those 

should 

broth-er 

mean 

wrong 

clothes 

naught-y 

FIIc7i.  See,  niani-ma,  sec  what  puss 
has  done!  Bad  i)uiss!  I  shall  ncv-er 
like  her  a-gain. 

Mother    Nev-er  like  puss  a-gain  ?  Your 
pret-ty  jiuss !     Sure-ly,  you  do  not  mean  ' 
that.     What  has  puss  done? 


80  NEW     FIRST    READER. 

Ellen.  AVhy,  main-ma,  she  has  spoiled 
my  doll.  Sec,  its  head  is  bro-ken,  and 
its  clothes  are  till  soiled. 

Mother.  I  am  ver-y  sor-ry,  my  dear. 
IJut  how  did  puss  get  your  doll? 

Ellen.  I  went  to  play  with  broth-er 
Lew-is,  and  left  doll-y  on  the  Hoor.  Puss 
saw  her  there,  and  pulled  her  in  the  dirt. 
0,  how  I  hate  pussl 

Mother.  Stop,  my  child,  do  not  use  that 
naught-y  word.  You  should  not  blame 
puss,  for  the  fault  was  all  your  own. 

Ellen.    0,  mam-ma,  liow  can  you  say  so? 

Mother.  Be-cause,  puss  did  not  know 
it  was  wrong  to  play  wilh  your  doll.    But 

you  knew  it  was  wrong  to  leave  her  on 

If 

the  floor. 

Ellen.  Then,  mam-ma,  I  am  sor-ry  I 
struck  puss.  I  shall  nev-er  do  so  a-gain, 
but  ^^  ill  love  her  more  than  ev-er. 

— '^>^'>^ —  :•■  ^M 


came 

wix)ng 

toired 

to-ken 

name 

strong 

soiVed 

bro-ken 

blame 

throng 

spoiVed 

spo-ken 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


81 


LESSON   LXIL 


flies  shout  joy-ous  trip-ping 
Bwift  games  mer-iy  run-ning 
their       skates        in-deed       laugh-ing 

Hear  the  cliil-drcn  gav-ly  shout, 
.  "Half  past  four; and  school  is  outf'^ 
See  them,  as  they  quick-ly  go, 
Trip-ping  home-ward  o'er  the  snow. 

Mer-ry,  play-fiil  girls  and  boys,  ^^^^^.i 
Think-mg  cf  their  games  and  toys. 
Skates,  and  sleds,  and  dolls,  and  books: 
0,  how  ha]>py  each  one  looks! 


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82  XKW     FIRST    KKADER. 

''Now  lor  snow-balV  Ilar-iy  cries, 
Ami  to  hit  liis  sis-ter  tries; 
But  llio  ball,  so  M'liite  and  rounrl, 
Miss-es  lier,  and  liits  tlic  ground. 

•  Sis-ter  Flor-onco,  full  of  fun, 
AVith  her  lit-lle  hands  makes  one, 
And  at  broth-er  llar-rv  throws; 
Swift  it  flies,  and  hits  his  nose, 

*'llavc  I  hurt  yon,  broth-er  dear?'* 
Asks  his  sis-ter,  run-ning  near; 
*'llurt  nie?  no,  in-deed,'^  says  he, 
*'This  is  on-ly  sport  for  me.'' 

Thus  these  lit-tlc  chil-dren  go, 
Trijvping  home-ward  o'er  the  sno^: 
Laugh-ing,  play-ing,  on  their  way 
Ycr-y  hap-py,  glad,  and  gay. 


ji^i' 


cries 

gay-ly 

niiss-es 

asks 

l)lay-ful 

broth-er 

sport 

(piick-ly 

Flor-cnce 

nudges. 

l)lay-ing 

think-ing 

throws 

chil-ib*eu 

home-ward 

THE    ECLECTIC    SERIES. 


88 


LESSON   LXIII. 


buy  waste  pit-y  read-y 

child  month  mau-y  sec-ond 

friend  please  read-cr  pa-rents 

friends  school  teach-cr  chil-dren 

"VMiat!  the  last  les-son  ?  Ilavc  avc  come 
to  the  last  les-son  in  the  book? 

A  few  months  a-go  you  could  not  spell. 
Now,  vou  can  read  all  the  les-sons  in  the 
First  Kead-er. 

But  can  you  read  them  well?  Can  you 
spell  all  the  words?    Did  you  say  yes? 


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84  NKW    FlUST    RKADEU. 

Then  vou  iiiav  liavo  the  New  Scc-ond 
Rcad-er.  Are  you  not  glud  to  bo  rcad-y 
for  a  lunv  book? 

There  are  maii-y  chil-dren  whose 
pa-rents  are  too  poor  to  send  them  to 
school.     Do  you  not  pit-y  them? 

They  can  not  have  nice  books,  and  leam 
to  read  them,  as  you  do. 

Are  not  your  pa-rents  kind  to  send  you 
to  school,  and  buy  new  books  for  you? 
Shoukl  you  not  try  to  please  them? 

You  must  not  waste  your  time  in  school. 
Try  al-ways  to  know  your  Ics-sons. 

If  you  are  good,  and  tiy  to  learn,  your 
teach-er  will  love^  you,  and  you  will  please 
your  pa-rents. 

When  you  go  home,  you  may  ask  for  a 
New  Sec-oxd  Read-eu. 

Take  gcxxi  care  of  your  new  book,  and 
give  your  old  Read-er  to  some  child  who 
is  too  poor  to  buy  one. 

And  now,  my  lit-tle  friends,  we  must 
bid  you  all  a  kind  Good-by! 

THE   END. 


